The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

The home of an eccentric Edwardian gentleman is packed to the rafters with handcrafted items collected over a lifetime.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

Where the rules of that most quintessentially English game were first devised by an eccentric inventor.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

This commemorative stone was erected near the first Scout campsite.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

This historic home of the author of Lawrence of Arabia, has a history of literary celebrities and monogrammed sleeping bags.

Before 1993, this historic-looking village—King Charles III's pet project—didn’t exist at all.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

A wonderful safe haven founded in the 1960s to rescue endangered monkeys from the pet trade.

These "bridges" help confused bats cross the road.